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14 killed in bomb blasts in Philippines
GENERAL SANTOS (Philippines), April 21: Two explosions rocked a largely Christian city in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing 14 people and wounding about 50, in what police said could be... 
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China opposes US presence in ME, Central Asia
TEHRAN, April 21: Chinese President Jiang Zemin, winding up a visit to Iran, has said his country opposes the US military presence in Central Asia and the Middle East....
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Washington sees pro-Palestine rally
WASHINGTON, April 21: It was good to be in Washington on Saturday as the city exploded into a medley of rallies in support of peace and Palestine, against capitalist impositions on...
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Anti-Israel demo in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21: More than 10,000 people staged a rally here on Saturday to denounce the Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the West Bank....
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India most vulnerable to external threat: study
SINGAPORE, April 21: India is perceived as the most vulnerable country in Asia in terms of external threats, while Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China and Vietnam are the least exposed, a...
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Editor gets jail for ‘insulting’ Iranian leaders
PARIS, April 21: The editor of an Iranian weekly has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment and 74 lashes for having “insulted the leaders of the regime” and for “publishing lies”....
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Anti-Israel protests gaining momentum
ALEXANDRIA: Mohammed Sayed Ali Sakka was, by his parents’ testimony, an apolitical son, obedient, athletic, intent on finishing his business degree while studying English and computer science. He understood the demands...
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Baffling incoherence of US foreign policy
WASHINGTON: If foreign observers are increasingly confused about US foreign policy under President George W. Bush or even whether it occupies the same planetary space as the rest of the world,...
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French elections fiercely contested
PARIS: The most intensely fought French election for more than 20 years ends its opening phase today when voters will eliminate 14 of the 16 candidates competing to become president in...
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Sharon aims to ‘break back of Palestinians’
BEIRUT: While international attention is focused on Israel’s ‘isolation’ of Yasser Arafat, the principal goal of its military offensive in the occupied Palestinian territories is much more far-reaching, warns the leading...
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Paper links Bush team to coup in Venezuela
NEW YORK: The failed coup in Venezuela was closely tied to senior officials in the US government, a newspaper has established. They have long histories in the `dirty wars’ of the...
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Pressure on Myanmar junta
BANGKOK: It is crunch time for Myanmar’s ruling generals. A visit by UN Special Envoy Razali Ismail this week could be the last chance for the military to show it is...
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